duck

Definition

  • noun: any one of many different kinds of birds that swim and have a flat beak, a short neck, a heavy body, short legs, and webbed feet
  • noun: any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage
  • verb: to lower your head or body suddenly to avoid being seen or hit
  • verb: to thrust under water
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: pet, darling, bow

Examples

  • He tried to convince her to take the job, but his advice was 'like water off a duck's back'. [=she completely ignored his advice]

  • She 'ducked out on' paying the bill for the meal. [=she avoided paying the bill in a sneaky or improper way]

  • She 'took to dancing like a duck (takes) to water'. [=she learned to dance very quickly and easily]

Movie quotes

  • (..) -Here we go. -Come on, horsey, come on! -Come on, turkey, come on, turkey. -Gobble, gobble, baby. -Come on, horsey. Come on, duck. -All right, that's it. No more bets. -Come on! Right here. Let me have the duck, let me have the duck, let me have the duck! . (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3